Warriors’ home winning streak reaches 36 with defeat of Heat

Updated 8:41 am, Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Each of the Warriors’ five starters was negative in the plus-minus category, and each of the six reserves was positive.

Oh, and the Warriors still found a way to beat the polished Miami Heat 111-103 in front of another sellout crowd at Oracle Arena.

“It’s pretty rare to see that on a stat sheet,” Bogut said. “You might even look that up to see if it’s a record.”

It’s not a record, but it’s plenty atypical.

The Warriors were outscored when Stephen Curry was on the floor for the first time all season. He was a minus-3, adding to the starters’ combined minus-27 tally.

The bench, which was led by Harrison Barnes’ plus-18, totaled a plus-67 as the Warriors (36-2) continued their march toward history.

The reserves helped the Warriors become the fifth team in NBA history to win 36 straight regular-season home games — eight off the NBA record of 44 consecutive wins established by the Chicago Bulls from March 30, 1995 to April 4, 1996. The Warriors got halfway to the Bulls’ 72-win season three games before the league’s halfway point.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry calls a play against Miami Heat's Goran Dragic in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry calls a play against Miami Heat's Goran Dragic in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' interim coach Luke Walton jokes with an official in 1st quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' interim coach Luke Walton jokes with an official in 1st quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Harrison Barnes reacts to being fouled in 2nd quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Harrison Barnes reacts to being fouled in 2nd quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry scores against Miami Heat's Gerald Green in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry scores against Miami Heat's Gerald Green in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry drives against Miami Heat's Chris Bosh in 1st quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry drives against Miami Heat's Chris Bosh in 1st quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' interim head coach Luke Walton tugs at Stephen Curry at end of 1st quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' interim head coach Luke Walton tugs at Stephen Curry at end of 1st quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Miami Heat's Tyler Johnson listens to Luol Deng as Amari Stoudemire looks on in 2n quarter against Golden State Warriors during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Miami Heat's Tyler Johnson listens to Luol Deng as Amari Stoudemire looks on in 2n quarter against Golden State Warriors during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli is out rebounded by Miami Heat'sTyler Johnson in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli is out rebounded by Miami Heat'sTyler Johnson in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry drives against Miami Heat's Gerald Green and Dwyane Wade in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry drives against Miami Heat's Gerald Green and Dwyane Wade in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry looks to score against Miami Heat's Josh Richardson in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry looks to score against Miami Heat's Josh Richardson in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green scores against Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade in 1st quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green scores against Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade in 1st quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Miami Heat's head coach Erik Spoelstra and Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Miami Heat's head coach Erik Spoelstra and Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green in 2nd quarter during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli has an injured finger tended to in 2nd quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

Golden State Warriors' Festus Ezeli has an injured finger tended to in 2nd quarter against Miami Heat during NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry and Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade embrace after Warriors' 111-103 win in NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, January 11, 2016.

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The reserves “were huge,” said Curry, who scored a game-high 31 points and dished out six assists to one turnover. “The starters got out to some leads and kind of let those slip, and the bench came in and provided a huge punch of energy. … Everybody came in ready to play. The starters played well, but we didn’t sustain it. They came in, took control of the game and got us to the finish line.”

The Warriors didn’t lead by more than 13 points, seemingly having every run answered by the Heat (22-16).

Dwyane Wade had 20 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for Miami, which had won eight of its past 11 trips to Oakland. The Heat also got 15 points apiece from Chris Bosh (12 rebounds) and Gerald Green as they ran the Warriors off the three-point arc and forced them into 7-for-23 shooting from distance.

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“Every time it started to look like a normal Warriors game, where we get some separation, they brought the game right back,” interim head coach Luke Walton said. “That’s what veteran teams do. Younger teams will try to make it all back it one play, but they just keep executing.”

The Warriors got 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists from Draymond Green, 17 points and seven rebounds from Klay Thompson and eight points and nine rebounds from Bogut. But the biggest contributions came from the bench.

Barnes had 12 points, his top scoring production in five games since missing 16 with a sprained left ankle. Shaun Livingston was plus-15 in 17 minutes, and Marreese Speights scored six points in five minutes, 42 seconds.

“That’s always Mo’s role,” Walton said. “That’s the role he likes, and it’s a tough role. For Mo, he’s such a good shooter and scorer that we encourage him to let it come. Sometimes he does that, and sometimes, like tonight, he feels good right away.”

Miami centerHassan Whiteside, who mocked small-ball lineups and started a Twitter beef with Green last summer, did not play because of knee tendinitis. Without the 7-footer, the Heat played small ball the entire game — unless you count 6-10 Amar’e Stoudemire (four minutes, 44 seconds) as a big.

The Warriors were shaky on three-point attempts (30.4 percent), but they made up for it by committing only nine turnovers.

Speights sat out the game’s first 36 minutes, but when he got a chance to start the fourth quarter, he scored six points in a 98-second span. The Warriors’ second unit extended their lead to 95-85 before Curry and Green reentered with 6:18 remaining to close out the game.

“Every guy who stepped on the court played well tonight,” Speights said. “… We keep learning how to play with each other and keep getting better.”

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